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Deakin’s courses are recognised by industry, recommended by your peers and will make you a highly sought-after graduate.
880+ hours
of supervised industry placement
Top 20
fastest growing health profession
Victoria’s #1
UNIVERSITY FOR COURSE SATISFACTION²
+30,100 health promotion and diagnosis professionals
+585,000 in health care and social assistance
211,400 health professionals
+2,300 nutrition professionals
Take advantage of outstanding jobs growth
Meet the high demand for nutrition professionals; with a 15% increase in jobs expected in the next five years.⁴ Gain the skills and accreditation to work across all areas of dietetics, including: clinical (hospital) dietetics, community nutrition, private practice, dietetics education and research, and health promotion and policy development.
Flexible online learning
Our flexible degrees let you continue your career while you study. You can learn at your own pace, when and where it suits you, without compromising quality or support.
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80%
of Deakin students found studying had a positive impact on their career.⁵
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90%
of graduates say they’d recommend studying at Deakin to family, friends or colleagues.⁵
Where can a Deakin degree take you?
Deakin's Master of Dietetics trains you to prescribe science-based treatments for a wide range of health issues, from obesity to diabetes and malnutrition.
Sophie Jamieson
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition/Master of Dietetics
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I chose this area of study because I'm interested in the role nutrition plays in preventing and treating disease. Deakin has a reputation for delivering a holistic, well-rounded education that goes beyond the lecture hall and into the ‘real world’.
Brigitte Annois
Master of Dietetics
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This course gave me great hands on experience, and the expedited course length provides the opportunity to enter the job market in the middle of the year. Real life practical experiences equip you well for your career.
Alison Spence
Course Director and co-ordinator of Community and Public Health Nutrition placements, Master of Dietetics
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We have strong and long-standing relationships with our placement partners, allowing students to undertake placement projects that make a meaningful contribution to communities. Hearing about students’ fantastic placement experiences is one of my favourite parts of my job.
Graduate ready for the jobs of tomorrow
You can confidently choose Deakin – for the past 40 years we’ve been perfecting distance and online learning.
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